Bath appliance



W. NOVICK.

BATH APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 5.

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

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WILLTAM NOVICK, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BATH APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an, 24, 1922.

Application filed March 5, 1921. Serial No. 449,663.

Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bath Appliance, of which the following is a. specification.

My invention is designed to afford a simple, inexpensive but effective and conveniently manipulatable bath appliance adapted for personal use, either in extended form for contactual engagement with the rear portions of the body, or in folded form as a hand ad or flesh brush,the invention consisting in the specific combination and arrangement of parts described and claimed,-and distinctive features being the convertible character of the device, and its availability .for the various functions incidental to the external cleansing and massage of the body, all as hereinafter more fully set forth.-

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1, is a View illustrating the use of my bath appliance in extended form for contact with the back of thebather;

Fig.2, is a face View of the device as folded for use as a hand pad, or fiesh brush;

Fig. 3, isa rear View of the device as folded for use as a hand pad or brush, the position of the hand in holding the same for manipulative purposes being indicated by dotted lines;

Fig. 4, is a View of the inner or face side I of my bath appliance extended to its full 'len h for use as indicated in Fig. 1;

ig. 5, is a central longitudinal section thereof, taken upon plane of line 5- 5, Fig.

scale as Fig. 6.

The basic portion of my bath appliance consists of a strlp B, of any suitable cloth or textile fabrlc, of one or more ply as may be found most expedient, according to the character and strength of the material used for the purpose, the edges bein preferably finlshedwith a binding 6, as in icated.

treated thereby. The coarse netting or gauze 9, not only Positioned medially on the inner face of the basic strip B, is a pocket 7), for holding a cake of soap 8, and on each side of the soap pocket p, is a container 0, c, for absorbent material a, a, (Figs. 5 and 6) such as natural or artifical sponge, or any equivalent porous material adapted to take up and hold moisture temporarily. The soap pocket 70, and the containers 0, 0, are formed in whole or in part of textile netting or gauze g, or the like, of suificiently coarse weave or mesh to facilitate the ingress and egress of liquid.

The soap pocket 12, is formed with a closable mouth 10, (Fig. 7) which may be secured to the basic strip B, by a button I), or equivalent means, for the purpose of retaining the soa in said pocket. ably a non-metallic button I), is used for the purpose, to avoid corrosion, etc.

The edges of the basic strip B, beyond the medial containers 1?, a, c, are preferably made convergent toward each end for heatness of appearance, and to facilitate manipulation.

Near each extremity thereof the said basic strip B, is formed with thumb loops Z)", I), for use as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

h, is a hand-strap attached to the medial outer face ofthe basic strip B, to which it is stitched atone edge, and may be secured at the other edge by means of the aforesaid button b', by which the mouth of the soap pocket 10, is closed,-said button 6, being attached to the mouth ortion of said pocket p, and extending t rough button holes in the basic strip B, and in the hand strap h, as indicated in Fig. 7.

When not extended for use as shown in Fig. 1, the portions of the basicstrip B, yond the medial compartments 1p, 0, a, may be folded over the latter and tucked in under Preferthe strap 7t, adapting the device for use as I hand pad or flesh brush asindicated in The positon of the soap pocket p, centrally and between the'containers c, c, of porous, absorbent material, insures an equal and economical distribution of soap to said absorbent material a, a, and to the surfaces makes an efi'ectual face closure for the containing compartments p, 0, 0, but also acts as a skin abradant to promote circulation,

cleanliness, etc. In factwhen used'either in extended form as shown in Fig. 1, or as a hand brush or pad, as in Fig. 3, my device adapts itself to massage treatment of the epidermis and flesh of the bather.

My appliance, while flmctioning for a plurality of purposes, is unitary in character,

as well as simple, practical and sanitary in every respect, being washable, like an ordinary towel. When equipped for use with soap as set forth the latter is always available in suitable relation to the other parts, and'c'ann'ot be mislaid or lost.- v

The network or gauze 9, used for the inner or contact face of the appliance not only protects the contents of the containers p, c, c, but'also admits of the necessary percolation of liquid and soap solution therethro h, while the closer texture of the basic fabrication having interstices of suflicient size or coarseness to function as and forthe purpose herein set forth.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. A bath appliance of the character desv ignated, comprising an elongated backing strip of textile material, a reticulated fabric secured to said backing stripto form a soap pocket, said fabric having spaced lines of stitching providing compartments for containing absorbent material upon either side of said soap pocket, and an auxiliary handle strap under which the ends of said backing strip maybe folded. Y

2 A bath appliance ofthe character designated comp-rising an elongated backing stripof textile material, a reticulated fabric secured to said backing strip to form a soap pocket, said fabric having-spaced lines of stitching providing compartments for containing absorbent material upon either side 'of said soap pocket, an auxiliary handle strap under whichthe ends of said backing strip may be folded, and unitary means for securing said handle and the flap of said pocket to the backing strip.

3. A bath appliance of the character designated, comprising an elongated backing strip of textile material having medially a 'soap pocket and compartments containin absorbent material on either side thereo said pockets being faced with reticulated fabric, the back of said basic strip being formed with a transverse strap and the ends of said strip foldablejn overlapped condition beneath said strap together with unitary means for detachably securing the mouth of said soap pocket and one end of said transverse back strap to-said strip, for the purpose described.

WILLIAM NOVICK. Witnesses GEO. Win. MIATT, DOROTHY MIATT. 

